0:00 Goodbye Dolly Gray 2:36 Sons of Our Empire 6:16 Waltzing Matilda 7:29 Bill 'Awkins 9:14 The Baby's Name 11:26 The Absent-Minded Beggar 14:54 Strathcona's Horse 18:08 Bravo! Dublin Fusiliers! 20:32 Soldiers of the Queen 21:19 Marching on Pretoria
I seem to recall it was actually published in 1897, just before that war. It’s popularity in the anglophone realm, at the turn of the century, has enshrined it as a classic among commonwealth nations.
General Buller doesn’t deserve the criticisms he gets, he saved Natal and George White. He was the first of the generals to adapt to Boer tactics such as using creeping barrages, stopping Botha’s shenanigans. Secondly he greatly redeemed himself with the capturing of 9,000 Boers and Laing Nek far outweighed his reverses at Colenso or Spion Kop in terms of killed or captured personnel. Alas, the British army’s factionalism between Lord Roberts and Wolseley is to blame.
The problem in those days was the "Indian" Generals vs "African" Generals! The war was run by the "Indian" Generals who side lined the "African" Generals and Buller was a "African" General!
A good march from this era is "kiss me mother darling" its seems to be going extinct, it would make for a good video, keep up the excellent productions
A barely remembered past, but these songs represent us British at a time when the Empire meant something to us , right or wrong, but I saw the right of it in Aden before it was given away by a new class of- semi-aware - Politicians who did that, knowingly, of what they were giving away . The men who sang Dolly Grey back then, would, I am sure, rise from their graves if possible to be able to fight and destroy all that has afflicted our once proud nation in this time of betrayal, again , by our own kind. The Boers were the enemy, sure, but they weren't evil, not like our present enemy within who have flooded us with people who have never heard of Dolly Grey-or of the class of men who sang it. I can only hope that some Churchillian figure rises up to remind us of that before It's too late.
What about the song "The Road to Gundegai"? (a tiny town in New South Wales, I think). I have just been reading "The Covenant" by James Michener which is why I looked up "Marching to Pretoria" on You Tube. So much warfare, so much death; every tiny settlement in New Zealand with a World War memorial to the young men lost. These songs keep us in touch with the past.
The Road to Gundagai wasn't written until 1922, two entire decades after the Boer War ended. I don't deny its significance to us in Australia, but it doesn't belong in this playlist. Nevertheless, if you're planning on doing a WW2 playlist, it'd be great if you included it there :)
So proud of my great grandfathers who fought the Boers. Destroyed the evil aggressors. One relieved Ladysmith from the Boer invasion and the other conquered Pretoria then rounded up the fanatics.
0:00 Goodbye Dolly Gray
2:36 Sons of Our Empire
6:16 Waltzing Matilda
7:29 Bill 'Awkins
9:14 The Baby's Name
11:26 The Absent-Minded Beggar
14:54 Strathcona's Horse
18:08 Bravo! Dublin Fusiliers!
20:32 Soldiers of the Queen
21:19 Marching on Pretoria
Beautiful , just beautiful....
Amazing compilation!
But still, Boers are soldiers to respect, they resisted like lions.
Glad you liked it! And agreed, no one would deny them that.
Goodbye Dolly Grey was actually written during the Spanish-American war which pre-dated the Boer War, that it is normally associated with.
I seem to recall it was actually published in 1897, just before that war.
It’s popularity in the anglophone realm, at the turn of the century, has enshrined it as a classic among commonwealth nations.
Excellent. STH Africa needs leadership , what a mess..
Excellent compilation my friend
Awesome......I would like to add here The Boys of the Southern Cross....it is awesome
Thanks mate! That song just missed out unfortunately.
I'd also just relatively recently found the "When The Empire Calls" album. Quite a treasure.
Based compilation
General Buller doesn’t deserve the criticisms he gets, he saved Natal and George White. He was the first of the generals to adapt to Boer tactics such as using creeping barrages, stopping Botha’s shenanigans. Secondly he greatly redeemed himself with the capturing of 9,000 Boers and Laing Nek far outweighed his reverses at Colenso or Spion Kop in terms of killed or captured personnel.
Alas, the British army’s factionalism between Lord Roberts and Wolseley is to blame.
The problem in those days was the "Indian" Generals vs "African" Generals! The war was run by the "Indian" Generals who side lined the "African" Generals and Buller was a "African" General!
A good march from this era is "kiss me mother darling" its seems to be going extinct, it would make for a good video, keep up the excellent productions
A barely remembered past, but these songs represent us British at a time when the Empire meant something to us , right or wrong, but I saw the right of it in Aden before it was given away by a new class of- semi-aware - Politicians who did that, knowingly, of what they were giving away . The men who sang Dolly Grey back then, would, I am sure, rise from their graves if possible to be able to fight and destroy all that has afflicted our once proud nation in this time of betrayal, again , by our own kind. The Boers were the enemy, sure, but they weren't evil, not like our present enemy within who have flooded us with people who have never heard of Dolly Grey-or of the class of men who sang it. I can only hope that some Churchillian figure rises up to remind us of that before It's too late.
What about the song "The Road to Gundegai"? (a tiny town in New South Wales, I think).
I have just been reading "The Covenant" by James Michener which is why I looked up "Marching to Pretoria" on You Tube.
So much warfare, so much death; every tiny settlement in New Zealand with a World War memorial to the young men lost.
These songs keep us in touch with the past.
The Road to Gundagai wasn't written until 1922, two entire decades after the Boer War ended. I don't deny its significance to us in Australia, but it doesn't belong in this playlist. Nevertheless, if you're planning on doing a WW2 playlist, it'd be great if you included it there :)
Never heard of most of these songs
Nice collection, PA! I added to my Playlist 🎶
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A much forgotten war, which Britain lost in military terms, but won politically. Makes a change from all the war since then. GSTK.
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Bravo! Dublin Fusiliers is the best
thanks for the tip! sounds very nice
Nice video mate as alaways :)🇬🇧
So proud of my great grandfathers who fought the Boers. Destroyed the evil aggressors. One relieved Ladysmith from the Boer invasion and the other conquered Pretoria then rounded up the fanatics.
"aggressors", tell that Jamson and his mates
Rule Britannia
australia and South Africa have lot in common
Mate your channel is absolutely class. we need more patriotism like this. You on instagram?
Thanks mate, I'm glad you enjoy the channel! And I don't, sorry.